new to DRK need advice

[hideka]

so yea im new to the drk scene and i need gear advice

i am a die hard greatsword dark knight and i will probably never touch scythe outside of procs. i am currently working on ragnarok since everyone and their mother has told me that caladabolg is a failstick now, and i need gear advice for my TP and WS builds for Resolution as i dont have the experience with the WS to know what numbers i should be looking for stat wise.

at the moment my gear builds look like this:

TP (i just copied the set macros from AH)
input /equip ear1 "Brutal Earring";
input /equip neck "Bale Gorget";
input /equip head "Bale Burgeonet +2";
input /equip ammo "Flame Sachet";
input /equip feet "Ace's Leggings";
input /equip legs "Calmecac Trousers";
input /equip waist "Goading Belt";
input /equip back "Atheling Mantle";
input /equip ring1 "Flame Ring";
input /equip ring2 "Rajas Ring";
input /equip hands "Bale Gauntlets +2";
input /equip body "Bale Cuirass +2";
input /equip ear2 "Bale Earring";

WS


input /equip ear1 "Brutal Earring";
input /equip neck "Breeze Goret";
input /equip head "Twilight Helm";
input /equip ammo "Flame Sachet";
input /equip feet "Perle solerets";
input /equip legs "Ogier's Breeches";
input /equip waist "Breeze Belt";
input /equip back "Atheling Mantle";
input /equip ring1 "Flame Ring";
input /equip ring2 "Rajas Ring";
input /equip hands "Bale Gauntlets +1";
input /equip body "Grim Cuirass";
input /equip ear2 "Bale Earring";

im pushing 5k on aby trash atm using a kriegsmesser
and about 2.5k on VWnms at best

please point out anything that should be changed or needs to be changed.
any help is appreciated.

[Unctgtg]

Thing that stands out is your flame ring

[Zeroe]

Some adjustments to your build are to replace your perle solerets with your Bale feet +2, they offer more str. Also, your hands can also be swapped out for something with more str. I believe a vnm drops a good pair of Str. Hands in Aby, although I can't recall the name.

[hideka]

Heafoc mitens

im looking to swap out that flame ring with a hoard ring once i figure out what the most effective Xhit build with rag will be
and i think dilram sollerets might be a cut above drk feet +2

can anyone provide what the best sets for rag would be?

[Babekeke]

For a 5-hit, you need 82STP for a 5-hit with Rag, which you're not going to get without samurai roll.

For a 6-hit as /sam, WSing in Raja's as only stp gear, you need 38 stp in tp gear, (23 from gear).

For a 6-hit as /war, WSing in Raja's as only STP gear, you need 62 stp in TP gear.

or, For a 6-hit as /war, you need 52 stp full-time, including WS.

30 stp full-time is sufficient for a 7-hit as /war, or 35 just in TP gear (none in WS).

I'm sorry, I'm not a DRK myself so I can't guide you towards the gear required, though I can say Phorcy's head and legs are a very good source of haste and stp, if you can get them.

p.s. get tyrant's ring rather than hoard

[saevel]

Resolution is a multi-hit WS, it's TP return from WS isn't a single hit's worth.

For 6-hit you need 50 sTP in TP and 30 during WS. /SAM gives you 15. Less during WS means more during TP, plan accordingly. Phorcy's head / legs makes this significantly easier to do.

[Babekeke]

Resolution is a multi-hit WS, it's TP return from WS isn't a single hit's worth.

Good point, I missed that >.>

[Strudl]

You are going to need to work on Phorcys gear and in my opinion get an armada hauberk as your gonna want accuracy for harder content: (ill post FFXIah sets on here as Im unsure if you are allowed to link to other websites)

my TP sets for Rag (assuming /SAM):

input /equip main "Ragnarok";
input /equip sub "Pole Grip";
input /equip ammo "Hagneia Stone";
input /equip legs "Phorcys Dirs";
input /equip head "Phorcys Salade";
input /equip neck "Ganesha's Mala";
input /equip ear1 "Brutal Earring";
input /equip ear2 "Bale Earring";
input /equip body "Armada Hauberk"; <---- STP+6/DA+2 as of right now (needs DA+3)
input /equip hands "Bale Gauntlets +2";
input /equip ring1 "Tyrant's Ring";
input /equip ring2 "Rajas Ring";
input /equip waist "Goading Belt";
input /equip back "Atheling Mantle";
input /equip feet "Ace's Leggings";

WS:
input /equip main "Ragnarok";
input /equip sub "Pole Grip";
input /equip ammo "Fracas Grenade";
input /equip head "Mekira-oto +1";
input /equip waist "Soil Belt";
input /equip neck "Soil Gorget";
input /equip ear1 "Brutal Earring";
input /equip ear2 "Moonshade Earring";
input /equip body "Phorcys Korazin";
input /equip hands "Phorcys Mitts";
input /equip ring1 "Pyrosoul Ring";
input /equip ring2 "Rajas Ring";
input /equip back "Atheling Mantle";
input /equip legs "Bale Flanchard +2";
input /equip feet "Bale Sollerets +2";

You can swap the feet for Dil. Sollerets (I personally do, this is my old ffxiah set)

The above set is a 6 hit (assuming the first and 2 other hits connect...)
I have capped accuracy on harder stuff such as VWt6 (These I do go /WAR though)

I would avoid Accuracy- in WS sets also.

[saevel]

You need to make different TP sets for voidwatch due to the atamcite altering things. I tend to go

Valiant
Discipline
Depths

Which makes me only need 20~21% gear haste to hit equip haste cap (205/1024), allows for some different setups.